"Picture this: Chiayi is celebrating its 321st birthday, and instead of a generic party tent, the city gets a timber structure that tells the story of its forgotten identity as Taiwan's wood capital. Over 6,000 historic timber buildings still dot this city, remnants of an era when Chiayi thrived on forestry and woodcraft, yet most residents have lost touch with that heritage."
"What makes this project fascinating is how MVRDV approached the design. Instead of imposing their signature style, they went full detective mode, studying the city's existing timber buildings to understand the local architectural DNA. What they found was beautifully eclectic: diagonal cuts that emphasize street corners, ornamental rooflines with decorative flourishes, a mix of time periods and influences all woven together. These elements became the blueprint for the pavilion's perimeter structure, making the new building feel like it grew organically from Chiayi's architectural family tree."
Chiayi celebrates its 321st birthday with Wooden Wonders, a temporary timber pavilion that honors the city's history as Taiwan's wood capital. The pavilion sits across from city hall and wraps around a central courtyard, functioning as an urban living room and intimate public gathering space. Designers studied thousands of historic timber buildings to extract local architectural DNA, identifying diagonal corner cuts, ornamental rooflines, and mixed-period influences. Those vernacular elements informed the pavilion's perimeter, helping it read as an organic extension of Chiayi's architectural family tree. Interior exhibits guide visitors through timber's past, present, and future with pastel gateways and themed zones about forestry and woodcraft.
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